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Latex3: elegant way to forward a variable outside of the group
I want to define a macro in a group in LaTeX3 so that it stays defined after the group, but without using global variables. For now I do:
\documentclass{article}
\ExplSyntaxOn
\NewDocumentEnvironment{...
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Questions about `\cs_new:...` and friends and their TeX relatives regarding global, local, long, nopar, protected, expandable and naming
This question is two-fold. Unfortunately, one side is opinionated, i.e. something to close-vote, so I put that part at the end and hope no one notices... The other side (coming first) are serious ...
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Does LaTeX3 address the subject of scope (i.e. grouping)?
TeX scope is an overwhelmingly convoluted and opaque subject. It is impossible to tell by sight when a scope starts and ends, and what exactly is being affected by it. Since scope is one of the ...
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\tl_replace_all:Nnn recurse subgroups
Suppose I had a token list variable containing abc{ab{abc}c}. I want to replace every occurrence of b with d. As you can see there are subgroups containing b which I also want to have replaced, so ...
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How do I get a value out of a group?
I've just recovered from my first real foray into LaTeX3 programming. It was ... an experience. Not a completely unpleasant one and once I'd gotten used to the syntax then I found it a lot easier ...
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LaTeX3: how to define a variable locally
I am trying to learn the LaTeX3 syntax. One of the questions I have come up with is how to define a variable, i. e. a macro without arguments in TeX parlance, with local scope within a group.
In TeX ...
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